Meet Planned Parenthood’s New President

2:24 PM 09/12/2018 | US

Grace Carr | Reporter

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Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has chosen Dr. Leana Wen as its new president.

She will fill the shoes of former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, who resigned after Planned Parenthood faced investigations into allegations it illegally sold aborted baby body parts for profit.

“I am an immigrant,” Wen said in a Wednesday video announcing her role as president. She added that she and her family depended on Planned Parenthood for healthcare when they came to America when she was eight years old.

Wen will continue serving as the Baltimore City Health Commissioner until she is officially appointed as Planned Parenthood president. She formerly served as an attending physician and patient-centered care director at George Washington University’s (GWU) Department of Emergency Medicine.

“What we are doing is mainstream medical care,” Wen added. We must fight and “everything is at stake,” she said.

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